A falling package with a parachute is greatly affected by air resistance. Suppose a package (m = 25 kg), dropped from an altitude of y = 1500 m, hits the ground at a speed of v = 45 m/s. Calculate the work done by air resistance. %3D By conservation of energy, the initial total mechanical energy is equal to the final total mechanical energy. Let K be the kinetic energy, U be the gravitational potential energy, and Wair be the work done by the drag force from air resistance. E1 = E2 K1 + U1 + Wair = K2 + U2 Some of the terms in the equation above are zero so it can be simplified to: + Wair Isolating the work done by air resistance, we get: Wair = 4 - m Plugging in the values given, the work done by air resistance is: Wair 2.19 kJ
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A falling package with a parachute is greatly affected by air resistance. Suppose a package (m = 25 kg), dropped from an altitude of y = 1500 m, hits the ground at a speed of v = 45 m/s. Calculate the work done by air resistance.
By conservation of energy, the initial total mechanical energy is equal to the final total mechanical energy. Let K be the kinetic energy, U be the gravitational potential energy, and Wair be the work done by the drag force from air resistance.
E1 = E2
K1 + U1 + Wair = K2 + U2
Some of the terms in the equation above are zero so it can be simplified to:
+ Wair =
Isolating the work done by air resistance, we get:
Wair = ½ - m
Plugging in the values given, the work done by air resistance is:
Wair = 2.19 kJ
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![A falling package with a parachute is greatly affected by air resistance. Suppose a package (m = 25 kg), dropped from an altitude of y = 1500 m, hits
the ground at a speed of v = 45 m/s. Calculate the work done by air resistance.
%3D
By conservation of energy, the initial total mechanical energy is equal to the final total mechanical energy. Let K be the kinetic energy, U be the
gravitational potential energy, and Wair be the work done by the drag force from air resistance.
E1 = E2
K1 + U1 + Wair = K2 + U2
Some of the terms in the equation above are zero so it can be simplified to:
+ Wair
Isolating the work done by air resistance, we get:
Wair = 4
- m
Plugging in the values given, the work done by air resistance is:
air
2.19 kJ](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F66a60ba4-f193-47ac-8fff-0151fa695254%2F795384ea-8005-4786-9b87-a10b13209f52%2Fhyddjmj_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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